Five lots of pigs were self-fed free-choice in dry-lot. All lots received
a mixed animal and plant protein supplement of 4 parts tankage, 4 parts
soybean meal, 1 part linseed meal, and 1 part alfalfa meal. The ...

Twenty-two head of good quality Hereford heifer calves purchased
from the Harris Ranch at Melrose, New Mexico, were used in the test.
They were divided on the basis of weight into two lots of 11 heifers each
and wintered ...

In Circular 349 from this station, it has been reported in a three-year
study that 2 pounds of soybean pellets fed per steer daily increased the
gain .39 pound per head daily on yearling steers on bluestem pasture in
late ...

Five heifers in lots 1, 2 and 3 of the shade vs. no shade study were randomly
selected to receive an implant composed of 20 mg. of estradiol
benzoate and 100 mg. of testosterone. Since they were fed along with ...

Two lots of lambs were grazed on wheat pasture for the entire 123-day
experimental period. Lambs in one of these, lot 5, were also shorn at the
start of the test on November 7. One-third of the lambs in each lot received
a ...

Experimental evidence indicates that beef steers implanted with low
levels of stilbestrol before going to grass will make increased gains during
the grazing season. The test reported herein was designed to measure
the ...

A preliminary test indicated that the efficiency of utilization of sorghum
grain by beef cattle may be increased by grinding the grain very
fine and making it into pellets. Digestion, nitrogen balance, digestible
energy ...

Previous work has shown that rate of gain and carcass quality are
essentially the same with sorghum grain and corn when self-fed in a beef
fattening ration (Kansas Agricultural experiment Station Circulars 308
a20, and ...

Twenty-seven weanling pigs from gilts fed a vitamin A-restricted diet
during gestation and lactation were distributed into three groups of three
lots each so that lots among groups were balanced on the basis of litter,
sex ...

This report is a summary of the results obtained in the first trial of a
study designed to determine differences in the nutritive value, for beef
cattle, of forages grown on limestone or sandstone soils. Preliminary ...

One of the major tools needed for a more accurate live animal evaluation
is an objective method of det.ermining the amount of muscle in a
beef steer. We can come close to estimating dressing percentage and
grade but ...

Physical balance of lamb-fattening rations has been studied in this
project for several years. These tests have been designed to study the
effect of pelleting rations of varying proportions of roughages and concentrates
upon ...

Feeder grade, shade of color, and weight are some factors considered
by cattlemen who purchase or produce yearling steers to pasture. The
objective of this study is to determine the relationship of summer gains
of ...

Phosphoric acid has been found to be an excellent source of phosphorus when used in beef cattle rations. Urea, a non-protein-nitrogen compound, has long been recognized as a satisfactory source of protein equivalent for ...

The details of management and feeding of animals involved in this
test are given in part I of this report. Five wholesale rib cuts from each
lot were obtained at the time of slaughter for cooking, palatability,
mechanical ...

The wintering phase of this trial has been reported previously in Circular
349. A self-fed urea-molasses mixture is being compared to molasses self-fed
plus soybean oil meal in an effort to determine if a urea-molassess
mixture ...

One of the major problems confronting cattlemen is control of occurrence
of respiratory diseases such as the shipping fever complex, colds,
nasal congestion, and pneumonia. These respiratory conditions .are
especially ...

The experimental sheep used in conjunction with studies of summer
fertility of sheep at the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station consist
of a commercial flock of approximately 136 head of western ewes of three
predominant ...

The steers used in this study were implanted with either stilbestrol or
Synovex at the start of the wintering period. The results of the first 112
days of the wintering period were reported in Circular 349.
This report ...

This is the third test designed to study the value of stilbestrol implants
for steer calves being fed a wintering-type ration. Synovex implants are
being used for the second time. Both products are being used successfully
to ...